Facts have proved that Wei Dayong is too worried.

He asked the driver to drive faster and rushed to Xinyang in one fell swoop.

After paying close attention for a while, Wei Dayong did not find anyone following him.

Wei Dayong sent the carriage back, and the group found a hotel to rest for the night.

For most of the day, the carriage bumped and bumped, almost non-stop.

Wei Dayong and the other three are all martial arts practitioners, so they don't realize how hard it is.

I thought that Mei Xue, a female college student, would probably not be able to withstand such a torment, but unexpectedly, after riding in a carriage for a whole day, there was no look of distress on her face.

Wei Dayong noticed that when she got out of the car, her hands and feet were nimble and her movements were brisk, not like a weak student at all.

But other than that, Mei Xue showed no abnormal behavior.

She also diligently assisted Zhenyuan on the carriage, helping to remove the fragments from Wei Dayong's left arm and briefly bandaging them to stop the bleeding.

Wei Dayong originally thought that Mei Xue might have ulterior motives and, like Liang Yilong, coveted the 300,000 yuan money order.

However, after careful observation, Wei Dayong felt that it did not seem to be the case. The other party's gentle manner and elegant conversation were very consistent with her identity as a college student, and she did not reveal any flaws at all.

Of course, this may also be because Mei Xue is tight-lipped and wants to eliminate Wei Dayong's suspicion.

Wei Dayong did not dare to ask for help, so he opened two adjacent rooms that night, and took turns staying on duty with Zhenyuan to guard Master Yuantong.

Everything went as usual at night.

Mei Xue did not make some small moves in the middle of the night as Wei Dayong feared, but slept until dawn before coming to meet Wei Dayong and the others.

Could it be my misunderstanding?

Wei Dayong thought so.

After a hasty breakfast, the four of them rushed to Xinyang Station. It happened that there was a direct train to Hankou that day. Fortunately, the four of them boarded the train from here and went straight to Hankou.

After half a day, the train slowly stopped at Dazhimen Railway Station.

Before getting off the bus, Mei Xue suddenly stopped and grabbed Wei Dayong's lapel with a nervous expression, saying, "I heard that passengers arriving in Hankou are subject to strict military inspection, but my student ID is left in the suitcase.

, unable to prove his identity..."

It turned out that after Chang Kai ordered people to dig out Huayuankou and artificially create a yellow flood zone, the Japanese's wishful thinking of marching into central Henan came to nothing, so they immediately adjusted their strategic goals and formulated a new battle plan.

This time they targeted Wuhan, the thoroughfare for nine provinces.

Historically, after the Japanese base camp gave up on the big pie of Henan Province in early June 1938, it urgently ordered the two armies of Okamura Neji and Hata Shunroku with more than 300,000 troops to move south and prepare to send troops to Wuhan.

Chang Kaishen did not want to lose the important town of Wuhan. Like a gambler with a red eye, he mobilized 1.1 million troops from the rear and deployed them along the north and south banks of the Yangtze River outside Wuhan, across the four provinces of Anhui, Henan, Jiangxi, and Hubei. He wanted to defend Wuhan.

Three towns.

At the end of June, the battle outside Wuhan officially began.

This battle lasted for four months, until the end of October, and involved hundreds of large and small battles. It was the largest and longest battle in the strategic defense phase of the Anti-Japanese War, and it wiped out the most enemies.

After several months of bloody fighting, the national army paid a heavy price of nearly half (500,000 casualties) and killed and injured more than 200,000 Japanese soldiers.

Eventually, Japanese reinforcements arrived, and the Chinese army had no choice but to withdraw from Wuhan.

After this battle, the Japanese troops were also weakened. Their strategic goal of a quick victory and rapid occupation of the entire territory of China in a short period of time completely failed.

After that, the Anti-Japanese War officially entered the stalemate stage.

When Wei Dayong arrived in Hankou, it was mid-June, and the movements of the Japanese soldiers had become increasingly clear.

A large number of National Army soldiers were ordered to enter positions on both sides of the Yangtze River, blockade stations, docks and other major transportation thoroughfares, and conduct interrogations of people passing by to prevent Japanese spies from sneaking into Wuhan to spy on military intelligence.

Of course Wei Dayong didn't know the inside story. He frowned slightly: "Check? What to check?"

Mei Xue replied vaguely: "In short, it is to arrest unidentified suspicious persons."

Zhenyuan asked curiously: "How did you get this news?"

"When I was staying at a relative's house in Zheng County, I read about it in the newspaper."

Master Yuantong pondered and said: "There is no need for the three of us to worry. I have a certificate on my body, and an official letter to purchase grain for disaster relief, stamped with the red official seals of Dengfeng and Zhengxian counties. It should be fine, but it's just Miss Mei Xue..."

Zhenyuan asked: "Can't we say that Miss Mei Xue is here to go to school?"

Master Yuantong shook his head: "I'm afraid not. Firstly, her documents were lost, and secondly, she was traveling with us. There are so many twists and turns that it's difficult for us to explain clearly. Even if we could tell the whole story, I'm afraid it wouldn't be convincing. force."

Mei Xue immediately said: "Why don't we all share the same story? Let's say that I am Master Yuantong's cousin and follow you to Hankou to live with my relatives."

Wei Dayong rejected it flatly: "No, if the other party asks about the so-called relatives in your mouth, too many details will reveal our secrets. By then, we will not be able to explain clearly."

Mei Xue hesitated for a while and then said: "I'll just say that I am a monk from Songshan Shuiyue Temple, leading my practice. If I have something to do, I have to go back to my relatives' house in Hankou. I am afraid that the road will be unsafe, so I will go with you. In this case, what about me? You don’t need to know too many details about everything, I will explain it to the inspectors. You just need to help confirm my identity."

This is not a bad idea.

Wei Dayong asked casually: "Then your Dharma name is..."

"I just said that if you practice cultivation with your hair on, there is no Dharma name."

"Okay, then it's settled."

The group continued to move forward and saw a different scene at the exit of the station.

I saw that both sides of the road were completely blocked by barbed wire fences, leaving only one intersection where a temporary checkpoint was set up.

Wei Dayong saw a large number of soldiers stationed here, strictly checking travelers who planned to enter Hankou.

In front of the checkpoint, a long queue has formed, slowly moving forward.

Wei Dayong and others also joined the crowd and moved forward.

After a while, they arrived at the checkpoint.

The person in charge of leading the inspection had thick eyebrows and big eyes. Judging from the collar badge on his military uniform, he seemed to be a platoon leader from a certain unit of the 74th Army of the National Army.

He personally sat on the sidelines and directed his subordinates to conduct interrogations of passengers. If any suspicious persons were found, they were immediately taken to the military camp not far away for further verification of identities.

In addition to the soldiers responsible for inspection and interrogation, there are also a large number of soldiers armed with live ammunition, guarding both sides of the road to prevent accidents.

In front of a long table, Wei Dayong and four others stood.
Chapter completed!